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SS Wollongbar (1911)

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Name
  
Wollongbar

Fate
  
Wrecked on 14 May 1921

Beam
  
40.2 ft (12.3 m)

Length
  
87 m

Draft
  
7.25 m

Yard number
  
229

Displacement
  
2,005 gross tons

Launched
  
1911

Weight
  
2,037 tons

Owner
  
North Coast Steam Navigation Company

Builder
  
Ailsa Shipbuilding Company

Wollongbar was a 2,005-ton passenger steamship built by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon in 1911 for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company.

Fate

She was wrecked at Byron Bay on 14 May 1921 after being blown aground during a gale at 28.637086°S 153.610378°E / -28.637086; 153.610378. Her wreck was broken up in situ.

References

SS Wollongbar (1911) Wikipedia